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Sexual orientation

Queering the pitch — SAPS gets into gender muddle on new case docket forms

South Africa

Queering the pitch — SAPS gets into gender muddle on new case docket forms

By Rebecca Davis

Zulu culture’s stigmatising of gay men carries terrible health costs

Maverick Life

Zulu culture’s stigmatising of gay men carries terrible health costs

By Ikekhwa Albert Ikhile

Growing number of anti-gay laws highlight Africa’s steady human rights regression

Africa

Growing number of anti-gay laws highlight Africa’s steady human rights regression

By Ottilia Anna Maunganidze and Chelsea Cohen

Accessing holistic gender-affirming healthcare is a need and a human right

Maverick Citizen

Accessing holistic gender-affirming healthcare is a need and a human right

By Lynn Bust and Richard Kaplan

Home Affairs ‘humiliates and discriminates against’ those seeking asylum on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity

South Africa

Home Affairs ‘humiliates and discriminates against’ those seeking asylum on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity

By Thato Gaffane

Open letter rejects 'unconstitutional fatwa' against LGBTQIA+ Muslims

South Africa

Open letter rejects 'unconstitutional fatwa' against LGBTQIA+ Muslims

By Maverick Citizen

Tongues and other taboos: Why queer sex education is good for everyone

South Africa

Tongues and other taboos: Why queer sex education is good for everyone

By Zano Kunene and Linda Pretorius

Progress and setbacks on LGBT rights in Africa — an overview of the last year

South Africa

Progress and setbacks on LGBT rights in Africa — an overview of the last year

By Graeme Reid

A life resurrected — an opera about Aids and the life of queer activist Simon Nkoli

South Africa

A life resurrected — an opera about Aids and the life of queer activist Simon Nkoli

By Mark Heywood

There’s been no real effort to increase the representation of LGBTQI+ persons in government

Politics

There’s been no real effort to increase the representation of LGBTQI+ persons in government

By Jennifer Smout

Comprehensive sexuality education: Why it matters

South Africa

Comprehensive sexuality education: Why it matters

By Angelica Pino

Africa’s selective approach to human rights

Africa

Africa’s selective approach to human rights

By ISS Today